| It can be truly difficult to find a perfect handcrafted gift for dads and grandpas, but we think one of these ideas is sure to hit the right crafting and giving note with some of the men in your life… Don’t forget to comment each day to WIN prizes, and tweet #handmadeholidays anytime this week for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to Sew,Mama,Sew! |  |
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Driver’s Cap Check out this stylish Driver’s Cap from Ashley at Bandy Canyon. It’s a simple project that any guy would appreciate. |
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Golf Club Headcovers Amy of Positively Splendid designed these Golf Club Headcovers for her husband and assures us that working with vinyl isn’t as difficult as one might think. |
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Men’s Tie Your guy will brighten any room with a dashing tie using Georgia’s tutorial for The Best Men’s Tie Pattern from Puking Pastilles. |
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Firewood Tote Help them carry their load a little bit easier with this Firewood Tote from Laura of We Wilsons, guest posted for Whip Up. |
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Father & Son Barbecue Aprons We love these vintage Father & Son BBQ Aprons from 1945 which can be found on Therese’s blog, Tipnut. |
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Iphone Navigation Holder Here’s another quick and easy project perfect for those who are directionally challenged. This Iphone Navigation Holder from Kristel of Vlijtig will help them arrive safely. |
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Tool Apron Lexie’s Tool Apron is great for a variety of projects since she makes it easy to customize according to your needs. You might also want to check out Lexi’s book: Sew What! Bags which we gave away earlier in the month. |
You might also enjoy these related tutorials from the SMS archives: Sit Back & Relax, Write, Remember, Ties & Belts, Gifts for Sports Fans, and more Gifts for Dads.
Here are just a handful of fabrics we love for some of these projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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Handmade Men’s Soaps from Sacred Suds Andrea of Sacred Suds allows you to customize the perfect gift set of Handmade Men’s Soaps. Each set includes any three soaps from her wide range of scents, a wooden soap dish, and is beautifully wrapped in re-usable fabric. |
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Christmas Stollen from Dinner with Julie Packed with fruits and nuts, Dinner with Julie’s Christmas Stollen is a simple yet satisfying bread recipe. |
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Deer Gift Tag Add a touch of elegance to your gifts with these Printable Deer Gift Tags from Kellie of 74 Lime Lane. |
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Comment in today’s post for a chance to win one of these books! Visit our prize lists to see some of the other great giveaways this month.
By Kaari Meng, Marcia Ceppos, Jon Zabala
(Chronicle Books, $24.95, ISBN: 9780811868907)
From the Publisher:
French steel-cut beads, mother-of-pearl buttons, spools of vintage ribbons . . . This exquisite book showcases the decorative bits flea-market hunters dream of. Hundreds of photos reveal rare European notions from the craft community’s most beloved emporium, Tinsel Trading Company. With these vintage baubles as her inspiration, Kaari Meng shares projects that crafters can make with their own flea-market finds or with contemporary materials they have on hand: a button charm bracelet, whimsical petite prize medals, an heirloom-worthy memory book, shimmering handbags, and more. Kaari’s colorful inspiration boards lend design guidance, while her tips and resources help notion-lovers build up their stash of treasures.
By Amanda Blake Soule
(Trumpeter, $15.37, ISBN: 978-1-59030-595-9)
From the Publisher:
In Handmade Home, Amanda Blake Soule, author of The Creative Family and the blog SouleMama.com, offers simple sewing and craft projects for the home that reflect the needs, activities, and personalities of today’s families. As Amanda writes in the introduction, “As a crafter, I’m always looking for the next thing I want to make. As a mama, I’m always looking for the next thing we need—to do, to have, to use—as a family. The coming together of these parts is where the heart of Handmade Home lies.”
Filled with thirty-three projects made by reusing and repurposing materials, all of the items here offer a practical use in the home. From picnic blankets made out of repurposed bed sheets to curtains made out of vintage handkerchiefs, these projects express the sense of making something new out of something old as a way to live a more financially pared-down and simple life; lessen our impact on the earth; connect to the past and preserve a more traditional way of life; and place value on the work of the hands. Also included are projects that children can help with, allowing them to make their own special contribution to the family home.
More than just a collection of projects for handmade items, this book offers the tools to create a life—and home—full of beauty, integrity, and joy.
Fairy Tale Knits: 32 Projects to Knit Happily Ever After
By A. Stewart-Guinee
(Wiley, $24.99, ISBN: 978-0-470-26268-9)
From the Publisher:
32 whimsical patterns for children twelve months to eight years
Two timeless traditions-fairy tales and knitting-come together magically in the season’s most original knitting book. You’ll get patterns to knit pieces that are reminiscent of the world’s most beloved fabled characters, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Robin Hood, Hansel and Gretel, knights, pirates, and many more. From a fanciful capelet and muff to a playful baby jumper and hat, these are the children’s knitting patterns dreams are made of.
Richly wrapped in the look and feel of a real storybook, Fairy Tale Knits is saturated with lush photography and a beautiful full-color design. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced knitter, these 32 imaginative projects truly make for knitting happily ever after. You’ll get
- 32 patterns for innovative projects kids will love to wear
- Designs that are wearable for everyday school and play
- A full-color design featuring lush photography
Fairy Tale Knits is a sophisticated and enchanting knitting book you and your children will turn to again and again.
Fresh Quilting: Fearless Color, Design, and Inspiration
By Malka Dubrawsky
(Interweave, $26.95, ISBN: 9781596682351)
From the Publisher:
Make a big impact and brighten up any room with fun, contemporary, and functional projects exploding with exhilarating color! Fresh Quilting presents 20 brilliant designs featuring quilt artist Malka Dubrawsky’s intoxicating color and unexpected palettes. Learn to create beautiful and lively pieces for you and your home–from modern quilts and fun pillows to a flirty bag and cute scarf. Malka will teach you how to adventurously and confidently mix colors and prints, and you’ll be inspired to infuse your own brilliant palettes into each project, and discover just how irresistible and beautiful contemporary quilting can be!
The Green Grocery Bag Challenge is a project to encourage sewists to wrap their holiday gifts in reusable cloth grocery bags, thus reducing the amount of wrapping paper entering the waste stream while simultaneously getting multi-use bags into the hands of consumers. Please include Mother Earth in your holiday plans. Read more here and join us on The Green Grocery Bag Challenge Facebook page where we’ll be posting wrapping ideas, sewing patterns and tips for reducing waste this holiday season.
More Handmade Holiday Ideas (& don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool!)… Gift ideas for:
17 ~ Hipsters
16 ~ Pet Lovers
15 ~ College Students
14 ~ Teachers
13 ~ Foodies
12 ~ Deck the Halls
11 ~ Sleepyheads
10 ~ Travelers
9 ~ Preschool Kids
8 ~ Outdoor Adventurers
7 ~ Tweens
6 ~ Crafters
5 ~ Deck the Halls
4 ~ Moms & Grandmas
3 ~ Babies & Toddlers
2 ~ Girlfriends
1 ~ Imaginative FriendsWe respect the copyright of all crafters. All links and photos from blogs on our Handmade Holidays posts are used with permission.
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I love those golf covers.
There’s a lot of good ideas here… men are so difficult, aren’t they?
i’m posting again to say that I MADE THE FIREWOOD TOTE!! and it’s awesome! thank you!!! my other half will get it for xmas. cheers!
I have been wanting to learn to knit. So even though I came looking for ideas for my dad and husband, I might need the Fairy Tale Knits book for me.
wow! love the drivers cap, the men’s tie… so many of the ideas!
always the hardest people on my list – thanks for the ideas!
I really love the soap idea!
my dad is the WORST to buy for, maybe after this post he will be the best to gift for!!!
Love these!
That tool belt would be perfect for my sons and husband. Love it.
It is so hard to find stuff to make for our guys. Thanks for sharing these ideas. I think that tool apron is on my to do list.
Never thought to sew a tie…fabulous idea.
awesome ideas – i love the gift tags!
Christmas Stollens are always an indispensable item on our Christmas shopping list. I’m really excited to try making one myself now!
Wonderful ideas- fabulous projects!
Great tie tutorial. I’d love to make one for my sweetie.
My dad needs a tool apron!
my parents just got their fireplace, that wood tote is PERFECT!
Thanks for the inspiration!
The stollen looks so yummy I’ll have to try it
Great ideas.
Great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the ideas. My dad is the hardest person to buy for!
I want a tool belt for me! I best think of something else for the males…
These are neat practical gifts for the men in our lives. Thanks!
Those “Deer” Gift Tags would be prefect for Christmas! Thanks for sharing the ideas.
Ooooh, that cap!! My husband loves hats, as does his father. What a perfect gift!
Thanks for another day of great ideas.
Great ideas – especially the firewood tote!
Have to say that any blog named “Puking Pastilles” has to be fun.
That cap is great, and I think my gardening & fishing grandfather might—MIGHT—like that utility apron. Only in a really manly fabric, though…He’s a Navy man. 
The firewood tote is a great idea!
Love those deer gift tags!
The firewood carrier is too cool!
It’s so hard to find things to make for men, so I love the ideas.
Men are so difficult….thanks!
Dads are so hard to choose presents for!! Even my daughter’s dad is difficult…!
I love the hat, and the tie is lovely (though my father-in-law is retired, dang it!)
The men in our lives what a challenge, these are great ideas. Thanks
Great ideas! Thanks so much!
My husband definitely needs an iphone navigaor holder- and to think, I never knew
thanks for the links and the great ideas! bellgirlsblog [at] gmail [dot] com
the mens soaps look great!
my hubby would LOVE that firewood tote!
Wow – those printable deer tags are the best!
Oooh, Treasured Notions…. oooooh!
a tie! how much fun is that?!
The deer gift tags are gorgeous!
And today prizes are so cool!
Mmmmm. Stollen. I’m a sucker for those Christmas breads.
I love handmade home!!
Love the firewood tote!
Such cute ideas! I’m crossing my fingers for any of those books, really, especially Treasured Notions, it looks gorgeous.
I absolutely LOVE the golf clubs idea. What a great guy gift.
LOVE that tie!
A fabric iPhone holder is way cooler than a plastic one!
Love the ipod holder and the wood carrier.
cute
Great ideas!
Oh, the fireplace tote, I think my inlaws might really use that.
I love the firewood tote. I might have to make one for myself!
Okay, Dad…check. he’s now getting a driving cap. Brother-in-law…check. he’s getting those soaps! Ya’ll are surely helping me with my list, now I’ve just got to find the time to sew!
Good ideas for the (difficult) guys.
Thanks for the chance! So many great ideas!
That firewood tote is very manly and totally cute. I love it.
I’m all for knitted manly arm warmers this year in neutrals.
I love the bold colors in that quilting book!
I love Handmade Home. It has super cool ideas.
Okay, the men’s tie is awesome. I also love the soaps!
This is such a tough crowd – but some great ideas!
Thanks for some good gift ideas in the man department.
I’ll definitely be making the firewood tote. What a great gift idea!
Love your lists! These are my favorite posts of this year – thank you!
this is always the hardest set to shop for – thanks for all the great ideas!!
the firewood tote is amazing! how clever!
love the ideas!
These are great ideas!
thanks as always for so many great ideas!
Love the fabric choices!
nice tie pattern
The driver’s cap and driver cover look really neat. Might have to give them a try…
That tie pattern is great!
Guys are the hardest to make presents for. Another great idea I had for the men in my life is to make them a rice sack. It is great for sore muscles and aches.
Oooooh….love the looks of Fairytale Knits!
Love all these ideas! Thanks!
It never occurred to me to make a firewood tote pretty!
I just love that French General book — I have the first one and I had one vintage German roller towel, and I had such fun using it in those great projects!
I love the look of Malka’s book!
Great ideas – thanks!
Great list! Thanks!
Thanks for some great ideas.
My Dad would love the Golf Club Headcovers!
Love the firewood tote! Awesome!
I love the firewood tote, but will my husband?
Been looking for a good tie pattern – thank you!!
Great navigation holder – thanks!
Ooh! I like that firewood tote!
I don’t think my dh would appreciate the tool apron, but I think I may get some good use out of it for crafty endeavors! Great list of projects though!
Yeah for gifts for guys!
Thank you! I have always wanted to make a tie.
The firewood holder would come in handy out here. I suppose there’s still time to add another project to my Christmas To Do list.
Ooooh, firewood tote! So manly! And the pic of the bbq aprons is just adorable
Wonderful tutorials again! Thank you!
I like to see a man tote the firewood in style!
fresh quilting is on my christmas list.
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that firewood tote is pretty cool.
Thanks for these! Always the toughest people to make things for!
hooray for a Tie Pattern!! thanks a bunch!
that tie is pretty awesome!
Love the golf club covers for my Papa – the man who has everything!
These are great!
I was looking for something like the driver’s cap last year. I may have to add it back to the list of gifts this year.
Great idea to include some gifts for the men in our lives – sometimes so hard to think of what to make them! Thanks for the ideas.
Men are just the hardest to make things for…..now I have lots of ideas, thanks SMS.
Tool belt – yeah!
I really like the tie idea
I love the golf covers!
Just downloaded the tie pattern. I’m excited to try it out!
Lots of great books today!
men always love food:)
Never thought that I would try making a tie …. I just might now
I just want to thank you for all of these wonderful posts about gift ideas. They are so creative and helpful! And I love the look of this quilting book listed above…wow!
Cool stuff! Lots of awesome ideas!
awesome ideas!!
This is such a hard group to figure out. Thanks for the great ideas.
always so difficult – those men! thanks for the ideas…
Just love the firewood tote. The tie pattern is great too.
Love the hat!!
By far the hardest people to craft for…
Driver’s cap is cute! I’ll have to see if I can mod it for my 2yo. ;D
Oooh la la! We just purchased iphones this week!
I’d love to win the Handmade home book. i’ve been wanting that one for a while…
Love the categories this year!
All the books look great. Thanks to the generous donors!
This year SewMamaSew has completely outdone themselves!! Another great set of gifts!
I made my dad and bro ties once by just taking a part on old one and copying it.
more great ideas! this is so much fun!
yay for mens gift ideas!!! I have the hardest time figuring out what to get the men!
The stollen sounds cool.
Very excited about the men’s tie! I have been wanting to try to make a tie for my husband.
I love that cover for golf heads. Looks absolutely cool.
Lucie (LAupperlee@sheppardpratt.org)
Forget men! I want the navigation holder for myself!
More great ideas!
The fresh quilting book looks great! Thanks for the gift ideas!
hat, tie, aprons–excellent!
There are going to be some very happy Dads & Grandpas out there after this list
Can’t wait to make my hubby and ds matching ties! Thanks!
Great list of projects for men…which always seem to the toughest on my shopping/making list. Thanks!
Stollen!!! YUM!
SheilaC
i have literally been trying for so long to think of something to sew for my husband. these ideas are perfect. he golfs and wears ties. awesome.
Dads and Grandpas are hard to buy for! The sneaky way is to make a mom & dad gift!
The Fresh Quilting book looks particularly great! Thanks for the chance to win!
These are great ideas, love the log carrier and the tool belt.
The firewood tote looks great!
I made log carriers a few years back for my dad and BIL. They liked them!
Love the tie fabric! That’s just elegant and fun how it turned out!
These are terrific ideas. I love the log carrier and the stollen!
The christmas stollen looks wonderful
Looking forward to baking the stollen.
thanks…my dad is defintely my most difficult giftee =)
i love the idea of the repurposing book, and the fresh quilts book looks fantastic too! great ideas!!
those gift tags are cute
I can see my dad loving that Stollen!
Love the tool apron
Love the Firewood Tote, great idea!
I have always thought about making my husband a tie. Thanks for the great pattern
All the books look great!
I love that men’s tie pattern! This is really a great giveaway!
I would love any of these books!!
Great choices
THANKS for the tie tutorial!!
The tool pouch is a very helpful item, but I have discovered that men (at least my men) like them plain colored and deeper pockets. Sturdy is good for tools.
Now that is a tie! Love the pattern, looks like a nice tie, definitely going to give it a try.
want to try the tie and apron! thanks for the guy ideas!!
The soap idea is really cool and different.
All love times two!
great tie!
Great ideas and I love the tie pattern.
Yes, I believe ties are a piece of men’s clothing that is most easily homemade.
More projects to do!
Guys gifts are hard to find! Great list!
I’m thrilled with the Christmas stollen recipe. My Mom made this when I was growing up for years with my grandmother’s recipe which was VERY time consuming. I’m looking forward to trying a simpler recipe. Thank you!
The Homemade Home and Fresh Quilting look amazing. Men are very hard to buy or craft for. He makes his own bow ties from old neck ties. As a result of this new skill he got is own sewing tackle box last year.
Love the deer gift tags!
Totally love the firewood tote. My hubs would like that.
Oh what great ideas! Thanks!
I’m hoping to win that Handmade Home book. It’s FAB!!
Genevieve
My husband is not a tie wearer, but I’d really like to make him a nice modern tie for when he does need to wear one. His are so outdated that they don’t look good when he does need one!!
It’s nice that you help me with ideas for gifts for men, thanks very much!
Thank you for all the inspiration!
Yay…some crafts I can do for my anti-”homemade” men friends!
I’d love a chance to win the Fresh Quilting book!!
I really like the firewood tote!
I love looking at all the postings for Christmas ideas and there are plenty of good ones. Thanks for putting them together for us.
I love the deer gift tags!
I’d love to get my hands on the fresh quilting book!
Wood tote and tie, excellent!
Sometimes sewing for men can be a challenge, but these are some really great ideas. Thanks!
The deer gift tag is the best printable I’ve seen yet!
The menfolk in my family are notoriously hard to craft for! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love those little deer tags to print! Thanks for the link.
Count me in! Fabulous ideas~Dads are the bestest!
These all look fantastic!
I’m looking forward to trying out the stollen recipe at our family Christmas breakfast; my mother grew up with this bread as an annual Christmas treat, but we’ve never quite replicated the bread she remembers from her childhood. Maybe this will be the one!
I am intrigued by the Treasured Notions book. My huge button collection needs an outlet.
oh good, i never know what to get for my dad (or my brother for that matter)
thanks, it’s always hard to think of gifts for men, and that wood tote rocks!
Great ideas and love the gift tags. Perfect!
such wonderful inspiration. thank you so much for all these great ideas.
I am definitely making that firewood tote! Men are so hard to make things for, thanks for the ideas!
Great to see ideas for guys, soooo hard to buy or make for. Think I’ll be making ties for my dad and hubbie this year.
firewood tote, here i come
Once again you have another great idea!
Another great day of ideas, thanks for the chance to win.
Great ideas…as usual.
That firewood tote is an excellent idea, and a huge need around here! Just may be the useful gift my husband gets this year!
All of those books look amazing! Would love to win!
My Dad actually enjoys new soaps more than anyone else in the family! I will be checking into this!
Great ideas for men… they are usually so difficult to buy for!
Great ideas, of course!
I’ve been thinking about making the firewood carrier for a while now. Thanks for the reminder!
Love those aprons!
I was planning on a BBQ apron for a gift this year–love that vintage pattern!! And Christmas isn’t Christmas without stollen!
I love the apron idea. My 6-year old son would be thrilled to have the same apron as his dad. And I wouldn’t mind having one of those cute books, too!
Fun ideas!
I like the tie and the soaps!
What a fun and classy tie!
Fantastic ideas. Thank you! I love the vintage aprons.
Love the golf club idea! Thanks!
going to try the stollen!
great prizes!
You know, I think a tie would be a perfect gift for my brother! I’ll have to find some off-beat, “cool” fabric.
The “Fresh Quilting” book looks like it has some great ideas!
Those deer tags are darling.
wow! This men’s tie came in a wonderful time. I’m so in need of a patern of a tie for my son….
Thank you.
Making a tie for my husband was already on my to do list, so this is perfect! I also really like the firewood tote. Thanks!
I love the iPhone Nav pocket – what a great idea!
Some really great ideas when I felt I was at a loss for what to give my father, father-in-law, and hubby for Christmas. Thanks again for some good ones!
I love the book Fairy Tale Knits.
I love the drivers hat idea. It reminds me of my Grandpa Joe.
These are great mens ideas! Maybe time to foray into vinyl?
My dad loves Stollen. I may make him a loaf this year.
The drivers cap is so cute
that tie is just great, it hadn’t occurred to me to make a tie, but why not?!?
The iphone navigation holder is a genius idea!
Great ideas!
so love the driving cap!
Thanks again for sharing so many wonderful ideas.
Thanks for the ideas!
I love the father/son aprons! I may have to make one for my FIL, DH, and DS one year.
Thanks….I’ve been waiting for a man-themed idea list!!
Tool Apron TIME!
“Treasured Notions” has been on my wish list for some time. I am keeping my fingers crossed!
cute cute cute
The fire wood tote is a great idea! Simple and useful – I´ll sew it!
Great gift ideas.
I need to make that tie and firewood tote. Thanks for more great ideas!
Thanks for more good ideas!
Those gift tags are fantastic!!
I think I’ll try the tie!
Yeah! Finally something I could make for MY husband – the world’s most difficult to sew, crochet, or shop for man. I love the wood tote!
I think father and son ties would be fun – thanks for the link!
What a wonderful idea! Fabulous handmade gifts! And a giveaway as well…..I LOVE this!!!
Kind regards from Germany sends
Claudia
Ohhh I think my brother would like the hat! I’m going to make that for him this year!
Thank you for the tie tutorial! I really needed one for my guy.
Thanks again for the giveaway and ll the great ideas!
The guys are always the toughest to get for! So these are some great ideas!
I’ve been wanting to take a peek at the Fresh Quilting book. It’s great to have some ideas for the guys!
I love the wood carrier! My dad, brother, and my hubby could all use one! Thanks for the idea!
The Father & Son Barbecue Aprons would be great gifts.
Men are always the hardest! I am loving these ideas.
Love the tie and firewood holder, I will be making both of those this Christmas!!
Love the ideas!! My brother would flip over that cap
What great ideas!
Lovely. And so much fun!
That’s a neat idea for the iPhone holder. I love all of these ideas. Will save some for next year too.
Great ideas and great books!
I love the tie pattern – thanks for sharing!
I’d love to try the tie!
So much goodness in one place! Thanks!
I would LOVE a copy of Handmade Home!!
I will definitely be making those ties in the future!
Oooh – the Fairytale Knits please!!!!
More great tutorials. I know I’ll be using that tie pattern with some funky prints. My guys love funky ties.
It’s definitely difficult to find good things to make for men – thanks for the great ideas!
Cute ideas!
I should make a tie for my husband for Christmas.
Hmmm this post is very interesting. Can you tell me any related articles?
Love the wood tote!
Want the books!
I love the iphone holder. What a great idea.
I’m always looking for gifts for the dad who has everything!
Nice projects. Wishing the guys on my list would like one of those items. Though, I do know some girls…
Sometimes I think you all are psychic! I was just this morning thinking about making husband a tie. Thank you!
Going to have to make some ties for my dad and husband!
Love that Driver’s Cap pattern, I spent $50 on one for my husband last year!
That hat is just the thing. Thank you!
The iphone navigation holder is such a great idea!
Love the wood tote too.
Love the father and son aprons, very fun!
Handmade Home is on my christmas list this year!
These gift tags are beautiful! Can’t wait to use them. thanks
These are great ideas for men!! Thank you!
That firewood tote makes me wish we had a wood fireplace instead of a gas fireplace… oh well. The tie is cute, too!
I love the golf club covers! I need to make some for my husband!
love the prizes!
Very nice aprons.
The Treasured notions book looks so cool!
Great tutorials! Great giveaways! Thanks!
And yet more good ideas!
awesome ideas!!! men are the hardest to figure out projects for! thanks!
I was just looking for a BBQ apron for my father. How timely!
Cool tie!
I am doing a no-sew fleece throw for my grandpa this year. I’m using fleece from his two favorite teams – one side will be the Tampa Bay Rays, and the other side will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers! I think he’s going to love it!
Very cool guy ideas! That will help with my list. Thanks.
the great hat for my dad and the treasured notions for me please!
Thank you for men’s ideas-love the cap!
I love the firewood tote!
Excellent men’s ideas, thank you! Especially like the cap, tie, and firewood tote!
time’s a-ticking, must get sewing!
I LOVE the golf club cover idea. This is so unique and a great present idea for Dad.
I will for sure try the tie and the firewood tote!
The iphone holder is a great idea! I’ll have to make one for my husband…I always end up being the iphone holder when using the gps ;p
Great Guy Ideas.
The phone navigation holder is so clever! Love to fun tie tutorial too!
The stollen looks so good. YUM!
That tool apron is great – not only for Dads and Grandpas, I’d say! I bake Stollen for my family every year. We can’t imagine Christmas without it anymore!
The navigation holder is a GREAT idea for my boyfriend for Christmas! Thanks!
Great guy ideas and I love the deer tags!
I’ve been looking for something good for my grandfather!
the tool apron would be great to use in the garden
The firewood tote is perfect! Thanks again!
Thanks for all the great ideas. Guy gifts are tough!
Great Ideas!
These a great ideas. I was thinking of making a wrench roll to contain his wrenches since he keeps them in a cardboard box.
Love the quilting book!
Love the tool apron. That’d be a great present for my 4 yr old!
The tool apron is such a great idea. My DH builds model cars and this would be perfect for all of hit little pliers, files, etc.
He’s the hardest person to shop/ make for isn’t he? Thanks for helping!
The barbecue apron is such a good idea!
Love those deer tags-adorable!
Great assortment of stuff! I may have to try making a tie at some point…
I’ve always wanted to make a tie.
The cap is great! I haven’t made any ties in years – a new pattern could convince me.
Great ideas. Dads are so hard to craft for.
good ideas, especially because guys are much harder to make things for than girls
Thank you for posting this! I always have a hard time to come up with handmade items for the men in my life. I especially love that cap!
I’ve been wanting to make a tool apron for quite a while. Now I have a tutorial!! Thanks!
I want to make everything for myself. Is that wrong? LOL
love that firewood tote! i think i found a perfect gift for my dad (who’s impossible to buy for).
honestly never thought of making a tie, excellent
Cool! I have been looking for a good hat pattern for my husband. PERFECT! Thank you.
Ooh, the iPhone holder looks very useful! Thanks!
Awesome roundup!
great stuff! can’t wait to try the stollen bread!
Just when I think there is no way I could hand make anything for Grandpa, you guys come through with the wood tote. It’s perfect!!
Treasured Notions, come to Mama…
Great ideas, thanks for sharing.
I keep thinking about making a tie for my hubby – thanks for the link, maybe I’ll finally do it!
Every day I think you can’t do better. Every day, you do better. Nice job.
Love this giveaway, thanks for all the tutorials.
Crafting for the boys in my life is always a challenge. Thanks for the great ideas!
Thanks for some great gift ideas for the men in our lives!
LOVE the bbq aprons. Thanks for more great tutes!
I love the firewood tote. My dad is not a crafty kind of guy, and he really has no hobbies so he is terrible to shop for. BUT…he does have a wood burning stove in the garage and loves to chop firewood…what a great gift idea for him. THANKS!
Another great set of tutorials and giveaways. This is a great holiday run!
Liking the firewood tote!
Men’s gifts are always so much more difficult to find patterns for. Thanks for these great ideas!
Love the hat. I wish I knew somebody who would wear it. Thanks for all the great ideas.
I was hoping to find a man’s apron pattern/tutorial so this is perfect!! I plan to make my dad an apron & my husband! I may have to make that hat for my husband too, can’t resist a man in a hat (not a cap, a hat!).
I love the golf club covers…I might be willing to try working with vinyl for those. Also u would love a quilting book. I really love quilts but have yet to try my hand at it.
Wonderful ideas- as always!!
I like the cap. I think it’s more my brother’s style than my dad’s, but that works too
Cannot wait to make the tie. My husbands ties need some excitement. . . here it comes
Thanks for these ideas! I’m going to definitely try the firewood carrier for my dad!
The books look FABULOUS!
Those deer tags are adorable!
Those vintage aprons are cute.
I love that cap! I’m not my husband would wear it, but my son sure will!
what a great crop of books, I’ll take any of them!
I have a little guy that I’m going to have to scale down that hat for. Great ideas!
I really want Malka’s book! And that Wah Modern fabric is my fave!
Those father/son aprons are hi-larious…I love vintage patterns!
I love these ideas! Thanks!
The fairy tale knits book looks so cute!
The iPhone holder is great, it is illegal to use your cell phone will driving in Saskatchewan so its great to have a holder for it!
Just bookmarked those cute deer gift tags!
I don’t want this to end!! love all the ideas.
I’m glad to know about the iPhone holder for myself!
Great ideas!
Yay – this is always the hardest category for me! I love the hat and tie, but I’m having trouble with the link to the tie tutorial…
so fun! so many ideas.
Great ideas!
Now I have yet another reason to wish we had a wood-burning fireplace. What a great tote!
It is hard to find things to make for men, but those are all great!
Great tutorials!! Guys are hard to make or buy for so these are very helpful.
Those golf club covers would be great for my MIL, actually. Thanks for the great ideas.
Love the bright colors on the Fresh Quilting book!
someday i’ll make a tie….
Oh I love those gift tags! The driver’s cap pattern is nice as well–need to make a dark brown one for my husband.
I’ve never sewn with vinyl, but I’d love to try those golf head covers!
I love the tool apron, it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for!
I can’t see any of the men in my life accepting these gifts with a smile…hmm…
Those are fun projects. I don’t think any of them would do for my dad or grandpa though. They’re kind of hard to buy for/make for.
I’d never thought of making a tie before! Thanks for the chance to win one of the books
nice tie
The firewood tote looks handy and those father/son bbq aprons are sure cute! Thanks for the link, looks like lots of good stuff on Tipnut!
can’t wait to try the cap!
I usually buy a tie for my dad for Christmas, but I may have to try that tutorial this year!
awesome ideas! i know my dad would love the Golf Club Headcovers!
I really want to make my dad’s Christmas gift this year, but it is so difficult to come up with something handmade that he would like. I wish I could say that one of the ideas above is perfect, but they aren’t. He’s just difficult! Those are some cute, manly things though:)
I will definitely be using that tie pattern at some point. Thank you!
thanks for the tie link!!!!
The firewood tote and tool apron are both great ideas! It’s always such a challenge to find something to make for dad. I so want Handmade Home. Maybe today is the day!
We need the firewood tote, and I might order some of the men’s soap for my guy. Thanks for all of the great links!
That firewood Tote is an awesome idea for Grandpa. He was busy explaining all the intricacies of chopping wood just the other day.
It’ll be the perfect thing!
Very cute ideas. Oooo and I’ve been wanting to buy Handmade Home so here’s hoping I win!
I have Dad’s & grandpas!
My husband has been asking me to make him an apron for a year or so….maybe I should do that!
I would love any of these books- and so thankful for the fresh ideas for my hubs.
Love the tool apron! I can’t wait to make a couple for holiday gifts!
love the vintage aprons!
I love dads in my life and will be making them something special!
Can’t wait to break out some silk from my stash, silkscreen it, then sew Puking Pastille’s handsome tie for my handsome hubby!
So cool – thank you!
The tool apron is great!
Pretty sure I want to make all of these!
I love color! But I’m never quite sure how to use it appropriately…this book looks great!
Men are always the hardest to shop and make for!!
Ohhhh….must make ties!
The father son bar-b-q aprons are such a great idea. Thank ou so much for these tutorials!
love the firewood tote!
I love the gift ideas and one of the books would be so handy for me this Christmas!
Love all ur ideas! I cannot wait to make these!!!
Very nice! I might have to adapt the tie pattern for little boys and make Daddy and his boys matching ones!
Great ideas, I love the aprons.
I know this one is for the guys, but I could really use the firewood tote for myself. Is that ok to say Merry Christmas to me?
I really like the tie!
Great ideas! Love the ipod navigation sleeve.
I like the BBQ aprons!
Hmm, the log carrier might just be perfect for my dad (and my pocket book). Now must secretly find out if his new house has a fireplace!
I love these books!!!
I’m excited to see a tie pattern – thanks!
I lov eyou guys
I definitely need to make a few of those tool aprons!
You have such great giveaways! I like the ipod navi holder for the car – great idea.
Great ideas! Men in my family are always the most difficult.
Another great list!
Thanks for the ideas for men’s gifts. They seem to be so much harder than finding something to make for a woman.
You are right. The men in our life are hard to sew for. Thanks for the ideas.
good collection of dad things
love the fairy tale knits book!
The deer tags are perfect for my two hunters.
Those deer gift tags are beautiful and perfect for my guys. And I’ve downloaded the pattern for the golf club headcovers for my hubby and brother. Thanks so much.
I think my brother could use some ties to wear to his new job. Thanks for another day of great gift ideas and giveaways!
Beautiful ideas! Thank you.
Is it wrong that I just want most of this stuff for myself?
A firewood tote might be just the thing my father-in-law needs this Christmas.
Guys are always sooo hard!! Thanks for all of the great ideas!!
I love the firewood tote – just the thing for my Dad. Thank you
I would like to make a tie for Christmas for some fellows, but have been scared to. Maybe I’ll be brave enough to follow that tutorial though!
The driver’s cap is fun!
Hmm… Every year it’s the same. What to give to the male members of the family who claim to have everything. They’re so lucky, though, aren’t they? Women never tend to have enough.
That tie is awesome!
My husband may be getting a new handmade tie for Christmas!
Love the Tipnut blog! Thanks again for the fun ideas!
Thanks for the great ideas.
Wow, I´m first!
I really like the soap!
love the fairy tale knits book!
That “Fresh Quilting” book looks awesome! I hope I win it!
Oooh… that fresh quilting book … the sewing machine cover on the front looks awesome!
Love the wood tote – very smart idea!
It is always great to have some crafty ideas for all of my brothers and nephews!
My son is getting his first set of golf clubs for Christmas…might have to make him some covers! Thanks!
Love the gift tags!
Great ideas for the guys!
The Christmas Stollen bread recipe looks delicious!
The firewood tote is a great idea, I’m wishing I’d had one as a kid, hauling wood was my LEAST favourite chore!
More great ideas! Thank you!!!
Cute tie
Great ideas! Thanks!
The tie and iphone navigation holder both look like interesting projects for me. I look forward to giving them a try. Thanks for the tutorials!
I wouldn’t mind winning the Fresh Quilting book.
Great ideas!
It’s always a stretch to think of gift ideas for guys, but these are some great ideas. I had never thought of making a log carrier out of an attractive fabric, but that’s a great idea.
Great project ideas — I really appreciate finding so many wonderful ideas in one place!
The firewood tote is going on my to-do list for sure!
Ooh… I’d love to win Handmade Home!
The cap is awesome!!
More awesome stuff – I’m especially loving the deer gift tags.
What great ideas!
*drool* Christmas Stollen. I’ve never made it myself before but since I’m no longer near my favorite bakery… thanks!
I have so many craft tabs open in my browser that I need to brew more coffee to get through all your links! Lucky me!
Thanks for the Men’s Tie tutorial!
I like the firewood tote!
I love the men’s tie tutorial. My husband wants me to make some ties that match his shirts better than the ones I have bought for him!
I am so excited about making that driver’s cap!
Thanks for the ideas! I now have a clue on what to make my husband
That tie is really snazzy but, alas, I don’t have any men in my life who wear ties.
Wow! Another great list of gifts!
Thanks for the ideas.
Great ideas!
The tie looks great! My husband would absolutely wear that. If I found awesome fabric like that…
I love the firewood tote.
the books look amazing.
Great ideas! Wood tote and driver’s cap are going on my list!
Great ideas! Thanks!
Love the Fresh Quilting book—it looks very appealing!
The golf club headcovers are a great idea- thanks!
I love the idea of the firewood Tote. My Dad could really use one of these.
Cute ideas – I might be making the firewood tote for my hubby!
Love the tie!
love the firewood holder. We need a new one too!
Fresh Quilting looks like a great book!
Very nice guy stuff…always a chalange!
I would love any of these books. Such great choices!
Thanks for the ideas – dads are always the hardest!
Great ideas! Why is crafting for men so hard???
Great projects! It’s always so hard to sew for the guys…
Very easy to forget the guys when we’re making goodies, thanks for the ideas
love the ideas. This group is always the hardest for me to come up with ideas for.
I love the firewood tote. Such a great idea.
This is the group I’ve been waiting for!
Gill
What gorgeous goodies.. I’m in!
Once again, you’ve outdone yourself! Another collection of great ideas, not just for Christmas, but for Father’s Day, birthdays, anniversaries. Thanks! Would love to win one of these books today.
Oh, I would LOVE to have Fairy Tale Knits while my kids are still young enough to be fascinated by the pieces in there!!!
MMMMMMMM, Stollen! Perfect gift for my German dad.
I want that Fresh Quilting book. Great ideas for men!
I am fairly new to the blog and I am really enjoying the Hand Made series. More options than I know what to do with. Thanks!
Another day of great projects!
I never really thought of making a tie before, but that tutorial has got me thinking!
love the vintage pattern.
I think all of the men in my life will get homemade ties this year!
Thank you for nice ideas for the men in our lives.
Men are a tough audience for homemade gifts – but these ideas are great. I will definitely be making a tie for my dad this Christmas – thanks!
So helpful! Guys are so tough!
Oooo – I recon my boyfriend might be getting one of those handmade ties!!! Would be fun to give that tutorial a go – thanks for the great links!
Stollen is one of my favorite Christmas foods!
Great ideas! I gonna make the golf covers for me!
Great ideas!
I love the books you are giveing away! thanks for the chance
Love the soap for men and the books! thanks for the great ideas
Love the driver’s cap!!! I want one too!!! : )
I had never thought of some of these ideas! Thanks!
I’ve always wanted to make Stollen! It’s wonderful that you’re including so many different ‘craft’ ideas!!!
Thanks so much,
Jenny
Love the apron idea!
Such great ideas.
i absolutely want to try a tie!
yippee for dads!
Yet another fab selection of books for us to win! Count me in.
A firewood tote! What a great idea!
Good ideas!
I was looking for such a Golf Headcover Tutorial – thank you!
Great job diging up gifts for Dads and Grandpas. They are the very hardest to make items for.
that’s it! i’m saved!!! i’m making my other half the log carrier!! THANK YOU!!!
Men’s gifts are always the hardest to get right. I’d love to try my hand at a tie someday!
An inspiration as always!
Great tutorials for the men – definitely the hardest to make something for.
I love the look of that firewood tote!
some great ideas
These Deer Gift Tags are wonderful!! Love them!!
The driver’s cap just made my list for Christmas gifts!
thanks for the chance to win!
Love the deer printables! They will go really well with my nordic wrapping theme this year, thankyou! Oh and the tool belt is pretty cool too, although I think my mom would like it more than my dad to hold all her crafting bits in!
Hope to make him some ties for Christmas as he has ‘borrowed’ all my silk ties purchased to make a quilt. He likes wearing a different tie every day. Thanks for the great idea.
The boys are always the hardest people on my list – this is perfect. Thank you!
Stollen is my husband’s absolute favourite so I think I’ll have to give that a try
Great ideas. Love the tie pattern.
Ok, I’d literally sell my firstborn for a copy of Fairytale Knits – well perhaps that would be silly considering most of the things I’d knit from it would be for her (plus I’d have to steal her back because I love her too much *grin*)
That firewood tote is a great idea! Very handy.
A man in a Driver’s Cap looks sharp. I am so excited about that pattern.
Love the navigation holder. Thanks
Thank you!!!! I’ve been waiting for some ideas for men, and these do NOT disappoint. I just might be done tracking down ideas for Christmas. Squeee!
I haven’t went to sleep, but I decided to check, and I’m so happy to find this post before going to bed.